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Mark J. McGee
Mark J. McGee, 75, of Springfield, passed away Friday afternoon, July
26, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
He was born January 4, 1938 in Union City, IN, son of the late David B.
and Justine L. (DeFord) McGee.
Mark was retired from the US Navy as a Master Chief Hospital Corpsman
after 21 years of service. A Beekeeper for 30 years, he had created
McGee's Bees, and had also taught beekeeping. He had obtained the Eagle
Scout Badge for the Boy Scouts, was a naturalist, and had taught
photography classes at Edison State and at an extension branch of
Wright State University.
He was a Grill Master who loved cooking and baking for family and
friends. An avid reader, Mark was a highly creative individual who
loved teaching others.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Jean F. (Flynn) McGee, whom he
married February 21, 1976 in Naples, Italy; a daughter, Sarah E.
McGee-Gentry and husband Alan Gentry of Springfield; a brother, Thomas
P. McGee of Ansonia, OH; special friends, Sarah J. Couch, and Chris
Brewer and family all of Springfield; his devoted dogs, Betty, Daisy,
and Olive Jo; daughters, Erin McGee and Laura Gonzales; grandchildren,
Garrett Sowards, Samuel Coppock, Sylvia Gonzales, and Sophia Gonzales.
Private services with full military honors by the Greenville veterans
Honor Guard will take place at a later date at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral
Home , 1000 N. Broadway, Greenville, OH. Burial will follow in the
Beamsville Cemetery, Beamsville, OH.
There will be no visitation.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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